Leviticus 2 Devotional

Seasoned with the Covenant

“And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.”Leviticus 2:13 (BSB)

The grain offering involves no blood at all. It is fine flour with oil and frankincense, offered as flour, baked in an oven, cooked on a griddle, or prepared in a pan (2:1, 4-7). God welcomes each form. The priest burns a handful as a memorial portion, and the rest becomes food for Aaron and his sons (2:2-3). One gift both honors God and feeds those who serve at his altar.

Two details stand out. Leaven and honey are never to be burned on the altar (2:11), and salt must go into every grain offering. The chapter calls this salt a sign of God's covenant, never to be left out (2:13). Every offering carried a reminder that Israel stood within a covenant God himself had made. Hebrews calls praise, doing good, and sharing with others sacrifices that please God (Hebrews 13:15-16). Your daily work can be offered back to him as thanks, within a covenant he has promised to keep.

To think about: What part of your ordinary daily work could you offer back to God this week as an act of thanks?